TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
ALAN BURNETT TALKS DC SHOWCASE ANIMATED SHORTS
During The Continuum's recent visit to Warner Bros. Animation, Kate Jewell sat down with supervising producer Alan Burnett.
In the first part of the interview, Burnett talks about the DC Showcase animated shorts program -- why and how the program started, specifics about The Spectre and Jonah Hex shorts and a reveal of the third character to be featured.
To view the interview, CLICK HERE.
Look for more from the visit to Warner Bros. Animation soon here in The Continuum.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS
Warner Home Video has released another clip from Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
This clip is a 50-second fight sequence between the Justice League and Crime Syndicate, that takes place just before the first clip released from the film.
To view the clip, CLICK HERE.
The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Feb. 23.
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR MAY
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Dark Horse Comics has released its solicitations for May.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to six-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 10, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Haunt #5, Phonogram 2: The Singles Club #7 and Tracker #3.
For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 10, CLICK HERE.
For previews of IDW Publishing titles arriving in stores on Feb. 10, CLICK HERE.
BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: "THE SUPER-BATMAN OF PLANET X!"
Warner Bros. Animation has released three clips and 31 images from "The Super-Batman of Planet X!," Friday's new episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold on Cartoon Network.
For the first clip, CLICK HERE.
For the second clip, CLICK HERE.
For the third clip, CLICK HERE.
Here's how the studio describes the episode:
"Batman lands on this distant planet Zurr En Arrh and finds a
doppleganger Batman, but more surprisingly, on this planet the Caped
Crusader has super powers! Together they battle the mad genius
Rhotul, who soon learns Batman's super weakness."
The guest cast includes Kevin Conroy as Batman 2, Clancy Brown at Rohtul, Dana Delany as Vilsi, James Arnold Taylor as Green Arrow/Alpha-Red, Corey Burton as Dog Magnus/Mercury/Zor-Gonn, Marc Worden as Kanjar Ro and Hynden Walch as Platina.
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DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS -- UPDATED!
For covers and five-page previews upcoming DC Comics titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include JSA All-Stars #3 and Superman/Batman #69.
For previously posted previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 10, CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE.
SMALLVILLE ROUNDUP
According to The CW, the two-hour "Absolute Justice" episode of Smallville provided the network its best Friday night night performance since September 2008 in all key categories, including adults 18-49 (1.2/4), men 18-49 (1.5/5), adults 18-34 (1.1/4), men 18-34 (1.3/5) and total viewers (2.8 mil).
The episode was Smallville's highest rated telecast of the season in total viewers, adults 18-49 (tie) and men 18-49.
Smallville built in the second hour by 10 percent in adults 18-34, 17 percent in men 18-34, 18 percent in adults 18-49, 14 percent in men 18-49 and 14 percent in total viewers.
In other Smallville news, the "Conspiracy" episode on Friday, Feb. 26 will be followed by a repeat of "Crossfire."
APRIL SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted April solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Bongo Comics.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* IDW Publishing.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
BRIEFLY
* Marvel Comics has released a second teaser image from Secret Avengers, the May-launching series by Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato.
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